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KATE Candu E-Z
Finished box keel and added longitudinal logs
Closed in box keel and added longitudinal logs. Already routed in the box keel are conduits for wire and cables. I also fitted the engine mounts.
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Build Update Frames
KATE Candu E-Z
Bottom and Box keel sized to accept engine and shaft length I had. From the start I decided to stretch the plans of the boat length by 18 inches (I will also add 2 or 3 inches to the cabin height). The depth is 12 inches and the sides of…
Build Update Plans
TBD Passagemaker Dinghy
I purchased the plans from Fyne Boats in the UK (CLC agent) in 2022 but didn't start building until 2024. I live part time on an Aegean Island and finding and collecting the right materials can be difficult and expensive. I finally located…
Photographs Under Construction
TBD Passagemaker Dinghy
Build Update Hull
TBD Passagemaker Dinghy
Completed fillets on hull exterior
All wires have long been removed after the hull was tacked together with epoxy dabs between wire locations. The boat had been stored for the winter in an old garage, while I returned to the US for a few months. Even though I had covered…
Build Update Hull
TBD Passagemaker Dinghy
Several days work on hull and daggerboard trunk. I throw a tarp over the boat after working whenever possible to keep our seasonal visitors from making a mess. Swallows above a build have to be a good sign!
Photograph Under Construction
KATE Candu E-Z
If the boat is named after my granddaughter then the engine needs to be named after my grandson. (Laser engraved at my local library maker space)
Photographs Under Construction
KATE Candu E-Z
Photographs Under Construction
15.5' old time southeast working skiff 5.5' old time southeast working skiff
Build Update Hull
15.5' old time southeast working skiff 5.5' old time southeast working skiff
Framing starting to come together
not alot latley but this is where were currently at
Build Update Hull
15.5' old time southeast working skiff 5.5' old time southeast working skiff
Getting the rough size and shape going
Build Update Other
15.5' old time southeast working skiff 5.5' old time southeast working skiff
Getting a place to build setup
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